Hairpin



Patented Dec. 5, 1922.

Laura MICHAEL 'M. MEI SEL, PHILADELPHIA. PENNSYLVANIA.

HAIRPIN.

Application filed April 30, 1921. Serial No. 465,913.

To all whom it may conceive:

Be it known that I, MIoHAnL M. Mnlsnn, a citizen of the United States,residing at the city of Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and Stateof Pennsylvania, have lnvented a certain new and useful Improvement inHairpins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hair pins and has more especial relation tothat type commonly termed 1n the trade as1nv1s1ble.

These hair pins are constructed ofvery thin wire and are of very smalldimensions in consequence of which they possess the ob jectionablefeature of being more or less difficult of removal.

Another disadvantage is that strands of hair are sometimes pulled whenfeeling for the head of one of these invisible hair pins.

The leading object of the present invention is to provide a hair pin inwhich this objectionable feature is eliminated and in which a new andnovel form of loop end or head is provided whereby while a hair pin maybe more readily removed, no parts are present to impede its insertion orto catch in and lock with strands of hair to prevent its removal. Afurther object of the pres ent invention is to provide a hair pin ofthis character which may be manufactured at practically the same cost asconventional hair pins. A further object is to provide a hair pin ofthis character which because of its novel construction of loop end maybe made of thinner wire thus adding to the invisible feature.

lVith these and other objects in View. the invention consists of theimprovements hereinafter described. and finally claimed.

The nature, characteristic features and scope of the invention will bemore fully understood from the following description taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, and in which:

Fig. 1, is a view in front elevation drawn to an enlarged scale of ahair pin embodying features of the invention,

Fig. 2, is a side View thereof,

Fig. 3, is a plan view thereof, and,

Fig. 4 is a. fragmentary View in side elevation of a slightly modifiedform of construction.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention, I have shown theaccompanying drawings, several forms thereof which are present preferredby me, since the same have been found in practice to give satisfactoryand reliable results, although it is to be understood that the variousinstrumentalities ofwhich my invention consists can be variouslyarranged and organized and that my invention is not limitedfto theprecise arrangement and organization of the instrumentalities as hereinshownand described. i i

In the drawings, 10 designates the prongs or tines of a hair pin whichare normally spaced I, substantially. equi-distanccs apart throughouttheir extent and which are united at the top by a loop-end or head 11.In practice the tines of conventional hair pins have both a planesurface and a fluted surface but for illustrative purposes, I haveselected unfluted tines. fit the time of manufacture of a hair pin andprior to the operation of bending the loop-end 11, I crimp or flute thethin wire employed midway of the length thereof so that the crimp-' ingis disposed laterally with respect to the length of the wire. T hiscrimping provides minute, conversely-inversely curved por tions whichproject substantially equi-distances upon each side of a line passinglongitudinally through the center of the wire. When the wire is bent tohair pin configuration these inversely-conversely curved portions formupon the loop-end'or head, finger-pieces 12 by which a person mayreadily find and grasp a hair pin for ready application to and removalfrom the hair. If desired the loop-end or head may be tempered and othermaterial than wire may be employed.

Viewed from the front, as in Fig. 1, it will be noted that thecontinuity of the loopend is practically the same as though th flutingswere not present. This is important because the average purchaser is notdisposed to buy hair pins having distorted or conspicuous loop-ends.This is particularly true of the so-called invisible hair pin and as thecrimping is minute and the loopend is of the same conventional curve asa standard hair pin the invisible'idea is enhanced. i

In Fig. i, the construction is the same with the exception that theflutings are extended further toward each tine of a hair P A hair pinconstructed as above described possesses the advantage of having atleast one finger-grip upon opposite sides of the head whereby the pinmay be readily inserted and removed from the hair. The fluting is notdetrimental to the appearance of the hair pin and it costs practicallyno more to. manufacture than does a conventional hair pin. I am awarethat numerous patents have been granted in which the loopends of hairpins are provided with formations calculated to catch, lock andotherwise fasten in the hair, but I disclaim herein any such devicesince I merely crimp the loopend of a conventional hair pin in orderthat the same may be more readily inserted and extracted.

It will now be apparent that I have devised a novel and. usefulconstruction which embodies the features of advantage enumerated asdesirable in the statement of the invention and the above descriptionand while I have in the present instance shown and described thepreferred embodiment thereof which has been found in practice to givesatisfactory and reliable results, it is to, be understood that the sameis susceptible of modification in various particulars without departingfrom the spirit or scope of the invention or sacrificing any of itsadvantages.

What I claim is:

A hair pin, the tines of which are normally disposed substantiallyequi-distances apart throughout their extent and the loopend or head ofwhich is syunmetrieally curved in conventional manner, said loopend orhead being minutely crimped laterally with respect to the head and whicherimped portion projects substantially equidistances upon oppositesidesof a line passing longitudinally through the center of the head toprovide at least one finger piece upon each side of said loop-end orhead.

in witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name.

MICHAEL M. ME SEL.

